2020-02-15 Valentine’s Traditions: Korea, Wales, Argentina and the US
The United States celebrates Valentine’s Day each year on February 14. Images of hearts are everywhere, as are red roses…
2020-02-14 Robot Leads Human Musicians in Orchestra Performance
A robot has led human musicians during a live performance in the United Arab Emirates. The robot, called Alter 3,…
2020-02-11 South Korea Celebrates Historic Oscar Wins for ‘Parasite’
South Koreans are celebrating after movie director Bong Joon Ho and his film Parasite won big at the Academy Awards…
2020-02-08 Who Will Win? A Look at the 2020 Oscar Nominees
Actors, directors, producers and other movie industry stars will gather Sunday in Los Angeles, California, for the yearly Academy Awards.…
2020-02-07 Top Films Include Record Numbers of Women, Minorities
Hollywood’s awards season may not show it, but the most popular movies in the United States are increasingly diverse. That…
2020-02-03 ‘Magic’ Gloves Let Famous Brazilian Pianist Play Again
Shortly before Christmas last year, Brazilian piano player Joao Carlos Martins invited his friends to a bar near his home…
2020-02-01 Months of Planning For 12-Minute Super Bowl Half Time Show
Many Americans will turn on their televisions or computers Sunday to watch the championship game of professional American football. In…
2020-02-01 Philippine Artist Uses Ash from Taal Volcano to Make Paintings
Ash that came from a Philippine volcano has become painting material for artist Janina Sanico. Sanico is 24 years old.…
2020-01-28 Sadness, Controversy Surround Grammy Awards
Controversy and sadness were part of this year’s Grammy show before the music awards ceremony even began Sunday. Host Alicia…
2020-01-25 Hip-hop Music on the Rise in Thailand
New York City, the birthplace of hip-hop music, is thousands of kilometers away and, culturally, very different from northeastern Thailand.…
2020-01-22 As Lunar New Year Holiday Nears, Less Pork in China
Many Asian countries are making final preparations for Lunar New Year celebrations. In China, the Lunar New Year holiday will…
2020-01-22 New York Museum Shows Art by Holocaust Victims
Michael Morris is a curator with New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage. He was trying to fulfill a common request…
2020-01-18 Hollywood Films Making Actors Look Years Younger
“The Irishman” is competing against eight other movies for one of the film industry’s highest awards: the Oscar for best…
2020-01-15 British PM: Royal Will Settle Differences with Harry, Meghan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes members of the royal family can settle differences over Prince Harry…
2020-01-14 Women Directors Shut Out of Oscar Nominations
Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Academy Award nominations Monday. “Congratulations to those men,” said presenter and actor Issa…